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Lorraine Jewett
The Front Yard of the home next to Maria’s Restaurant is always extravagantly decorated for major holidays. New among this year’s Christmas decorations are the Grinch and canine companion Max. “We started in July hand painting a six-foot tall Grinch,” says homeowner Elizabeth Poston, who knows a thing about fabulous yards as owner of Living Outdoors Landscapes (http://www.LivingOutdoorsLandscape.com
). “The Grinch is depicted stealing lights and decorations and has stumbled across some snazzy ornaments, ripe for the plucking.” Elizabeth’s 8-year-old daughter and painter-helper Maggie lobbied to include the Grinch’s sidekick, Max the Dog. Perhaps Cindy Lou Who will join the cast next year…?